Tag: Fear

  • Day 24: Guard your Heart

    Day 24: Guard your Heart

    Genesis 48-49; Matthew 15:29-39, 16:1-12; Psalms 20:1-9; Proverbs 4:20-27 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your Read more

  • Day 17: Letting Go of Fear

    Day 17: Letting Go of Fear

    Genesis 35-36; Matthew 12:1-21; Psalms 15: 1-5; Proverbs 3:21-26 “Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.” (Proverbs 3:25-26 NIV) I’m going to be incredibly honest for a minute, this one felt like a Read more

  • Day 16: Accepting Jesus’ Rest

    Day 16: Accepting Jesus’ Rest

    Genesis 32:13-32, 33-34; Matthew 11:7-30; Psalms 14:1-7; Proverbs 3:19-20 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy Read more

  • Day 11: Sleeping through the Storm

    Day 11: Sleeping through the Storm

    Genesis 24:52-67, 25-26:1-16; Matthew 8: 18-34; Psalms 10:1-15; Proverbs 3:7-8 “Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’ He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so Read more

  • Day 4: Safety in Sleep

    Day 4: Safety in Sleep

    Day 4: Genesis 8-10; Matthew 4:12-25; Psalm 4:1-8; Proverbs 1:20-23 “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.” (Psalm 4:8 NIV) If you’ve been reading for the last three days, you can see that a theme is emerging in our scripture meditations! I’ll be honest, I Read more

  • Day 3: The Gift of Sustaining Sleep

    Day 3: The Gift of Sustaining Sleep

    Day 3: Genesis 5-7; Matthew 3:7-17; Matthew 4:1-11; Psalm 3:1-8; Proverbs 1:10-19 “I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.” (Psalm 3:5 NIV) When I became a mother in 2022, I became obsessed with sleep. Now, for those moms who have wonderful sleepers, you may not fully understand this, and Read more

  • Life Verses and How Valuable We Are

    Life Verses and How Valuable We Are

    Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 NIV I can still vividly remember the first time I read those words–I was 13 years old, participating in a Read more